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<blockquote data-quote="21ChampaignSt" data-source="post: 2032500" data-attributes="member: 748616"><p>Well yeah, if the two options are Matt Painter or purgatory, Painter seems like the better choice.</p><p></p><p>But if my options are Painter, Izzo, Ryan, Beilein, Self, Matta, Kruger, or Sampson (<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤮" title="Face vomiting :face_vomiting:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f92e.png" data-shortname=":face_vomiting:" />), Painter is at the bottom of the list for me.</p><p></p><p>He's a perfectly fine coach and he may force me to eat crow this year, but he's been there for 20 years and until Edey came along, Purdue never (and still hasn't) reached the heights that the Big Ten coaches above got their schools to I</p><p>in far less time. Not to mention, Painter took over a pretty decent situation.</p><p></p><p>I do like him, but when you've been <em>this </em>close to breaking through to that MSU, AZ, Gonzaga tier of programs as Illinois has, Painter's tenure would be a big time settle.</p><p></p><p>Edit: He probably should be coach of the year. He built and coached a dominant team. He shouldn't be penalized for having great players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="21ChampaignSt, post: 2032500, member: 748616"] Well yeah, if the two options are Matt Painter or purgatory, Painter seems like the better choice. But if my options are Painter, Izzo, Ryan, Beilein, Self, Matta, Kruger, or Sampson (🤮), Painter is at the bottom of the list for me. He's a perfectly fine coach and he may force me to eat crow this year, but he's been there for 20 years and until Edey came along, Purdue never (and still hasn't) reached the heights that the Big Ten coaches above got their schools to I in far less time. Not to mention, Painter took over a pretty decent situation. I do like him, but when you've been [I]this [/I]close to breaking through to that MSU, AZ, Gonzaga tier of programs as Illinois has, Painter's tenure would be a big time settle. Edit: He probably should be coach of the year. He built and coached a dominant team. He shouldn't be penalized for having great players. [/QUOTE]
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